Former league champions Kano Pillars will do battle with Spanish side Espanyol as well as South African sides Kaizer Chiefs and ‎Mamelodi Sundowns in an invitational tournament next month.

This year’s Amanxamalala Mzanzi International Cup (AMIC 2016)‎ is a charity cup that identifies with 40 charity organisations in South Africa.

Speaking on Pillars’ participation at the tournament, the club’s management board member Hassan Abdullahi Garo said that: “Both the Nigeria Football‎ Federation (NFF) and the League Management Company (LMC) have approved our participation in the tournament.”

“We will be good ambassadors for Nigeria football,” he stated. A delegation of 35 players and officials will depart the country for the competition next month.